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ing and ceramics, but I’ve always
gone back to painting,” Sterling says.
“I have a suite of paintings showing
Israeli scenes, which I did because
of a trip to the country. Sometimes,
I use my granddaughter or friends’
children as subjects, and I also do
portraits on commission.”
Jay Lefkowitz, whose work
has been shown at the Jewish
Community Center and Park West
Gallery as well as many other exhibi-
tion sites, is represented at That’s It!
by four small sculptural pieces using
light-colored birch plywood. His
designs feature flat shapes joined at
angles and circular shapes cut into
the material.
“I describe these sculptures
as abstract and whimsical,” says
Lefkowitz, an Oak Parker who also
sculpts with marble, granite and steel,
makes prints and paints with acrylics
and watercolors. “I work spontane-
ously and love not knowing where I’m
going when I start each piece.”
Lefkowitz, who holds a bach-
elor’s degree in sculpture from the
Columbus College of Art and Design
in Ohio and another bachelor’s
degree in printmaking from Wayne
State University, has pieces in both
private and public collections. Large
forms can be seen locally in front of
Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak
Park and along the roundabout at
Civic Center Drive and Evergreen in
Southfield.
Ellen Stone, a psychotherapist who
paints abstract and primitive images,
has very large painted panels — 80
inches tall — at That’s It! Some pan-
els are two-sided, and they are placed
on rotating stands.
“I never took any art classes,” says
Stone, a West Bloomfield resident
who got the urge to paint seven years
ago, bought supplies and followed
through, first working outdoors and

A piece by Joan Sterling

then in her garage.
Stone, who has shown her paint-
ings at Iron Ivy in Eastpointe and art
shows in Northern Michigan, uses
acrylics on canvas. She has pursued
many other interests, including
studying Kabbalah and Torah, swim-
ming, playing table tennis and writ-
ing creatively.
“I enjoy painting because it gives
me a chance for self-expression, cre-
ativity, discovery and satisfaction,”
says Stone, whose home is filled with
her projects. “Because I work in the
garage, it’s a seasonal commitment.
The idea of showing at Michelle’s
[gallery] has made me want to pro-
duce more.”
At Silverstone’s encouragement,
Ken Axelrad has produced more
giclee projects and shows them at
That’s It! Before this showing, his
work was on display at a one-night
pop-up event in June at the Janice
Charach Gallery in the Jewish
Community Center.
Silverstone, who is Axelrad’s
personal trainer, arranged for the
one-artist event with part of the
proceeds benefitting the Alzheimer’s
Association. In Silverstone’s gal-
lery, motivated by the success of the
Axelrad exhibit, there are special
events for other charitable causes
and workshops for young people.
Other artists currently represented
at the gallery include Ed Cherniak
(photography), Joe Lamontagne
(metal sculpture/furniture), Paul
Robertson (liquid metal), Ramza
Saruna (mixed media) and Linda
Sterns (watercolors).
“I hope public interest stays strong
so that I can keep the gallery going,”
Silverstone says. “I change out the
work all the time and enjoy meeting
the art enthusiasts who stop in look-
ing for a ‘that’s it’ moment that they
can hold on to forever.” •

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